The redevelopment work on the North-West entrance to Ferrara started on Tuesday from via Marconi. The new route for cyclists is part of the broader redevelopment and urban regeneration project of the north-west access to the city, which relies on a Pnrr investment of four million and 850 thousand euros. The route includes not only the route considered in this project – which goes from the Michelini flyover to the Coop entrance – but more broadly concerns all the areas from via Padova to the roundabout on via del Lavoro, in front of the new bus terminal. This will allow, with further funding already allocated, the entire north-west area to be redeveloped. The North-West entrance will be less and less peripheral and more integrated into the centre, with a more dignified and functional road system. There will be greater attention to the environment and sustainability: the work will reduce traffic pressure, facilitate travel and create new connections, offering safety and new routes for cyclists and pedestrians.
In short, the interventions include the improvement of traffic with the creation of a two-lane road with a cycle path (as well as pavements) and a tree-lined curtain on Via Marconi, in addition to the roundabout which will intersect Via Modena and Via Marconi, eliminating the current traffic light at the intersection. Another roundabout will be built at the entrance also to allow the U-turn and return to Via Modena. “It is a road intervention of great importance for Ferrara, because it will allow the creation of an effective and complete cycle connection capable of connecting those arriving by bicycle from the north of the city directly to the centre, the station and the new bus terminal” declared the mayor Alan Fabbri.
